Jean Rivain
French political writer and journal editor
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Jean Rivain (November 14, 1883 – May 23, 1957) was a French political writer and journal editor. He was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres.
Jean Rivain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1883 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 May 1957 (aged 73) Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Occupations | Editor, political writer |
Early life
Jean Rivain was born on 14 November 1883 in Paris, France.[1]
Career
Rivain was a political writer and editor.[1] He was the author of several books on French politics, where he championed nationalism and rejected socialism. He published a collection of letters addressed to Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1944.[2]
Rivain was influenced by ideas of Charles Maurras and by Italian fascism.[3][4] He even moved to Italy with his son to experience fascism, and called for closer relations between France and Italy.[5] Meanwhile, he was the founder of the Cercle Joseph de Maistre, a think tank which promoted the ideas of French philosopher Joseph de Maistre.[4] Furthermore, he argued that Georges Sorel's ideas on corporations and cooperatives were elitist.[3]
Rivain was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres, a journal associated with the Action Française, in 1908.[4][5] From 1908 Lucien Moreau and Jean Rivain were the key contributors to the review.[6]
Death
Rivain died on 23 May 1957 in Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]
Works
- Rivain, Jean (1910). De la Souveraineté et de la représentation des intérêts. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990037.
- Rivain, Jean (1910). Politique, morale, religion. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 6220355.
- Rivain, Jean (1911). Les Socialistes anti-démocrates. L'avenir du syndicalisme; la patrie des prolétaires; à propos des retraites ouvrières. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990029.
- Rivain, Jean (1921). De l'Interprétation des classiques au théâtre. OCLC 469004146.
- Rivain, Jean (1926). Un programme de restauration sociale : La Tour du Pin précurseur, suivi de quelques essais d'un autre âge en marge de l'ordre français. Paris: Société d'édition Le Livre. OCLC 6256498.
- Rivain, Jean (1928). Le choc des armes : première série de lettres à Mussolini. Paris: Les Cahiers d'Occident. OCLC 4207261.
- Rivain, Jean (1930). Le Message de Virgile. OCLC 468908742.
- Rivain, Jean (1936). Refaire l'unité française. Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines. OCLC 9071943.
- Rivain, Jean (1944). Lettres au Maréchal. Paris: Éditions Alsatia. OCLC 496372887.
- Rivain, Jean (1945). De la matière à l'esprit. Paris: Librairie philosophique J. Vrin. OCLC 5691969.